List of American philosophers

This is a list of American philosophers; of philosophers who are either from, or spent many productive years of their lives in the United States.

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A Francis Ellingwood Abbot David Abram Peter Achinstein Marilyn McCord Adams Robert Merrihew Adams Jane Addams Mortimer Adler Rogers Albritton Amos Bronson Alcott Linda Martín Alcoff Virgil Aldrich Hartley Burr Alexander Ismail al-Faruqi Diogenes Allen Robert F. Almeder William Alston Alice Ambrose Karl Ameriks C. Anthony Anderson Elizabeth S. Anderson Gordon Anderson Judith Andre Julia Annas Ruth Nanda Anshen Louise Antony Hannah Arendt Richard Arneson Robert Arp Robert Arrington Bradley Shavit Artson Warren Ashby Januarius Jingwa Asongu Margaret Atherton Robert Audi Jody Azzouni

B Babette Babich Kent Bach Max Baginski Archie J. Bahm Gordon Park Baker Lynne Rudder Baker Dan Barker William Barratt William Warren Bartley, III Daniel Barwick Jacques Barzun Monroe Beardsley Tom Beauchamp Lewis White Beck Lawrence C. Becker Francis J. Beckwith Hugo Adam Bedau Nuel Belnap Paul Benacerraf Gustav Bergmann Michael Bergmann Arnold Berleant Marshall Berman Andrew Bernstein Mark Bernstein Richard J. Bernstein Marcus Berquist Steven Best Nalini Bhushan Cristina Bicchieri Max Black Brand Blanshard Ned Block Benjamin Paul Blood Allan Bloom Albert Blumberg George Boas Chris Bobonich Paul Boghossian Peter Boghossian David Bohm Laurence BonJour John Elof Boodin George Boolos Susan Bordo Albert Borgmann Oets Kolk Bouwsma Francis Bowen Borden Parker Bowne Richard Boyd Robert Brandom Richard Brandt Giannina Braschi David Braybrooke Daniel Brock Baruch Brody Stephen Bronner Baker Brownell William Lowe Bryan Scott Buchanan Justus Buchler Jay Budziszewski Nicholas C. Burbules Tyler Burge Kenneth Burke Edwin Arthur Burtt Panayot Butchvarov Judith Butler Charles Butterworth

C Mary Whiton Calkins J. Baird Callicott Donald T. Campbell Nicholas Capaldi Arthur Caplan John Caputo Claudia Card Richard Carrier Noël Carroll Paul Carus Edward S. Casey Stanley Cavell William H. Chamberlin Edmond La Beaume Cherbonnier James Childress Roderick Chisholm Noam Chomsky Patricia Churchland Paul Churchland Gordon Haddon Clark Kenneth Clatterbaugh Roy A. Clouser Carl Cohen Joshua Cohen James F. Conant William E. Connolly Moncure D. Conway Josephus Flavius Cook Paul Copan James A. Corbett Robert S. Corrington John Corvino William Craig William Lane Craig Alice Crary James Edwin Creighton Joseph Cropsey Steven Crowell Charles Marriot Culver

D Norman Daniels Arthur Danto Donald Davidson Michael Davis Michael Peter Davis Alfred de Grazia David DeGrazia Grace de Laguna Theodore de Laguna John Deely Daniel Dennett Christian de Quincey Keith DeRose Jan Deutsch John Dewey Cora Diamond Donna Dickenson Keith Donnellan Elliot N. Dorff Bradley Dowden Paul Draper Theodore Drange Burton Dreben James Dreier Gary Drescher Fred Dretske Hubert Dreyfus Raymond Duncan Barrows Dunham Will Durant Ronald Dworkin

E William A. Earle John Earman Frank Ebersole James M. Edie Paul Edwards Jonathan Edwards Albert Einstein Loren Eiseley Catherine Elgin Marc H. Ellis Ralph Waldo Emerson Mylan Engel H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr. E. E. Ericksen Stephen L. Esquith David Estlund Rod L. Evans Emmanuel Chukwudi Eze

F Marvin Farber James E. Faulconer Joel Feinberg Fred Feldman Ernest Fenollosa Edward Feser Hartry Field Arthur Fine Kit Fine John Martin Fischer John Fiske Leonard M. Fleck Ralph Tyler Flewelling Jerry Fodor William Fontaine Charles Frankel William Frankena Harry Frankfurt Betty Friedan Erich Fromm Marilyn Frye Francis Fukuyama Christopher Fynsk

G Shaun Gallagher David Gauthier Norman Geisler Michael Gelven Tamar Gendler Eugene Gendlin Alexander George Robert P. George Emanuel Vogel Gerhart Brie Gertler Edmund Gettier Raymond Geuss Alan Gewirth Allan Gibbard Kahlil Gibran Fred Gifford Neil Gillman René Girard Sue Golding Alvin Goldman Emma Goldman Rebecca Goldstein Nelson Goodman Allan Gotthelf Jorge J. E. Gracia Kersey Graves Maxine Greene Marjorie Grene David Ray Griffin Robert Grudin Paul Guyer

H Garry L. Hagberg Everett W. Hall Manly Palmer Hall Philip Hallie Jean Elizabeth Hampton Norwood Russell Hanson Sandra Harding John E. Hare Gilbert Harman Errol Harris Leonard Harris Sam Harris William Torrey Harris Sally Haslanger Robert S. Hartman Charles Hartshorne Donald West Harward William Hasker John Haugeland Spencer Heath John Heil Laurens Perseus Hickok Stephen Hicks Kathleen Higgins Marian Hillar William Hirstein William Ernest Hocking Eric Hoffer Douglas Hofstadter Arthur F. Holmes Gerald Holton Sidney Hook Brad Hooker bell hooks John Hospers Vernon Howard George Holmes Howison Elbert Hubbard Michael Huemer Colin Hughes David Hull Hans-Hermann Hoppe

I Peter van Inwagen

J William James Fredric Jameson Martin Jay Nancy S. Jecker Thomas Jefferson Alexander Bryan Johnson David Alan Johnson Mark Johnson Rufus Jones Edward Jones-Imhotep

K John Kaag Shelly Kagan Horace Kallen Frances Kamm Robert Kane Abraham Kaplan David Kaplan Mordecai Kaplan Jerrold Katz Peter Kaufmann Walter Kaufmann R.P. Kaushik Sam Keen David Kelley Cassius Jackson Keyser Jaegwon Kim Stanton Davis Kirkham Patricia Kitcher Jacob Klein Peter D. Klein Joshua Knobe Ned Kock David Koepsell David Kolb Robert Koons Hilary Kornblith Christine Korsgaard Matthew Kramer Michael Krausz Peter Kreeft Saul Kripke J Krishnamurti Mark Kuczewski Thomas Samuel Kuhn Paul Kurtz

L George Trumbull Ladd Grace de Laguna Corliss Lamont Mark Lance Charles Lane William Lane Craig Susanne Langer Charles Larmore Jonathan Lear Keith Lehrer Brian Leiter James G. Lennox Isaac Levi Michael Levin Clarence Irving Lewis David Kellogg Lewis Mark Lilla Hilde Lindemann Alphonso Lingis Leonard Linsky Matthew Lipman Alfred Henry Lloyd Elisabeth Lloyd Alain LeRoy Locke Loren Lomasky Max Freedom Long Helen Longino William Lycan Helen Lynd

M Dwight Macdonald Tibor R. Machan Alasdair MacIntyre Louis H. Mackey Ruth Macklin James Madison Robert Magliola Norman Malcolm David Manley Jesse Mann Ruth Barcan Marcus Joseph Margolis Don Marquis Erwin Marquit Bill Martin Donald A. Martin Everett Dean Martin Michael Martin Richard Milton Martin Benson Mates Gareth Matthews George I. Mavrodes Todd May Ernst W. Mayr Thomas A. McCarthy Ron McClamrock John H. McClendon Janet McCracken Evander Bradley McGilvary Leemon McHenry Terence McKenna Richard McKeon Jeff McMahan William McNeill George Herbert Mead Jack Meiland Alfred Mele Stephen Menn Franklin Merrell-Wolff Trenton Merricks Leonard B. Meyer Stephen C. Meyer Sidney Edward Mezes John William Miller Mitchell Miller Richard W. Miller Elijah Millgram Ruth Millikan Philip Mirowski Carl Mitcham Oscar Howard Mitchell (October 4, 1851 - March 29, 1889) Sandra Mitchell Ann M. Mongoven Richard Montague William Pepperell Montague Ernest Addison Moody Addison Webster Moore Charles A. Moore Paul Elmer More J. P. Moreland John Henry Morgan Sidney Morgenbesser Charles W. Morris Christopher W. Morris Thomas V. Morris Paul Moser Athanasios Moulakis V. Y. Mudimbe

N Ernest Nagel Thomas Nagel Debra Nails Louis Narens Jacob Needleman John Neihardt Jamie Lindemann Nelson Michael P. Nelson Jay Newman Shaun Nichols Jeffrey Nielsen Richard Thomas Nolan Calvin Normore David L. Norton Michael Novak Claude Nowell Robert Nozick Martha Nussbaum

O James Otteson

P Thomas Paine George Herbert Palmer Thomas Pangle George Pappas Leonard Peikoff Charles Sanders Peirce Gregory Pence Stephen Pepper Ralph Barton Perry Robert B. Pippin Robert M. Pirsig Walter B. Pitkin Alvin Plantinga Richard Popkin Richard Posner Robert M. Price Harry Prosch Hilary Putnam Ruth Anna Putnam

Q Willard Van Orman Quine

R James Rachels John Herman Randall, Jr. Ayn Rand Robert Bruce Raup Jerome Ravetz Heidi Ravven John Rawls Frederick Rauscher George Lansing Raymond Michael C. Rea William L. Reese Tom Regan Victor Reppert Hans Reichenbach Nicholas Rescher Philip H. Rhinelander Adrienne Rich William J. Richardson Laurence Rickels Isaac Woodbridge Riley James Robb Daniel N. Robinson Rick Roderick Bernard Rollin Holmes Rolston III Avital Ronell Richard Rorty Stanley Rosen Alexander Rosenberg Jay Rosenberg Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy David M. Rosenthal Stephen David Ross Gian-Carlo Rota Murray Rothbard William L. Rowe Josiah Royce Dagobert David Runes Michael Ruse David Rynin Ravi Zacharias

S William S. Sahakian Paul Saka John Sallis Nathan Salmon Michael Sandel Ellis Sandoz David H. Sanford Larry Sanger George Santayana Crispin Sartwell Jennifer Saul Geoffrey Sayre-McCord Kenneth M. Sayre T.M. Scanlon Diana Schaub Tommie Shelby Naomi Scheman Theodore Schick Tad Schmaltz David Schmidtz J. B. Schneewind Herbert Schneider Mark Schroeder (philosopher) Harold M. Schulweis Alfred Schütz Lisa H. Schwartzman David Schweickart John Searle Roy Wood Sellars Wilfrid Sellars Jeremy J. Shapiro Michael J. Shapiro Scott J. Shapiro Stewart Shapiro William Shaw George Sher Warren Shibles Sydney Shoemaker Richard Shusterman Hugh J. Silverman Edgar A. Singer, Jr. Irving Singer David Skrbina Brian Skyrms Barry Smith George H. Smith Quentin Smith Tara Smith T. V. Smith Wolfgang Smith Raymond Smullyan Joseph D. Sneed Laura J. Snyder Scott Soames Alan Soble Robert C. Solomon Joseph B. Soloveitchik Tamler Sommers Frederick Sontag Pitirim Sorokin David Sosa Ernest Sosa Lysander Spooner Elmer Sprague Robert Stalnaker Lawrence Stepelevich Charles Stevenson Stephen Stich Leo Strauss David Strong Barry Stroud Peter Suber William Graham Sumner Frederick Suppe Patrick Suppes

T William W. Tait Nassim Nicholas Taleb Richard Tarnas Alfred I. Tauber Ken Taylor Mark C. Taylor Paul Taylor Richard Charles Taylor Richard Clyde Taylor Neil Tennant Larry Temkin Eugene Thacker Irving Thalberg, Jr. Laurence Thomas Paul B. Thompson Iain Thomson Judith Jarvis Thomson Henry David Thoreau Paul Tillich Samuel Martin Thompson Samuel Todes Michael Tooley Benjamin Tucker Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka

U Robert Ulanowicz Peter Unger Wilbur Marshall Urban

V William F. Vallicella Paul van Buren Bas van Fraassen Peter van Inwagen Achille Varzi Henry Babcock Veatch J. David Velleman Eric Voegelin Alice von Hildebrand

W James D. Wallace Kendall Walton Mary Anne Warren Carl Watner Alan Watts Brian Weatherson David Weinberger Jack Russell Weinstein Paul Weiss Morris Weitz Cornel West Anthony Weston Jonathan Westphal Gregory Wheeler Morton White Alfred North Whitehead Walt Whitman Dan Wikler Ken Wilber John Daniel Wild Dallas Willard William Mackintire Salter Michael Williams Bruce Wilshire Robert Anton Wilson William J. Winslade Rasmus Gronfeldt Winther Susan Wolf Robert Paul Wolff Nicholas Wolterstorff Paul Woodruff Chauncey Wright

Y Stephen Yablo Keith Yandell Igor Yefimov Arthur M. Young Iris Marion Young

Z Naomi Zack Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski John Zerzan Paul Ziff Dean Zimmerman Michael E. Zimmerman

See also American philosophy List of Jewish American philosophers List of African American philosophers List of philosophers

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